Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

pseudarmerius - pterocephalus

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Epithet	Definition
	Derivation	Stem	Type/ Gender	Meaning
pseudarmerius pseudarmeria pseudarmerium	mistakable for 'armeria'
	pseudes	pseud	adj	ψευδηϛ false, untrue
	armerius	armeri	adj	name for Dianthus barbatus
	Armeria pseudarmeria (Murray) Mansf.
pseudibericus pseudiberica pseudibericum	mistakable for 'ibericus/a/um'
	pseudes	pseud	adj	ψευδηϛ false, untrue
	ibericus	iberic	adj	Hiberia Spain
				icus -ικοϛ adjective suffix for nouns: belonging to, from, of
	Cyclamen pseudibericum F. H. Hildebr.
pseudoalpinus pseudoalpina pseudoalpinum	mistakable for 'alpinus/a/um'
	pseudes	pseud	adj	ψευδηϛ false, untrue
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	alpinus	alpin	adj	of alps, mountains
	Clematis pseudoalpina (Kuntze) A.Nels.
pseudoaquaticus pseudoaquatica pseudoaquaticum	mistakable for 'aquaticus/a/um'
	pseudes	pseud	adj	ψευδηϛ false, untrue
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	aquaticus	aquatic	adj	living, growing or found in or by the water; aquatic
pseudochrysanthus pseudochrysantha pseudochrysanthum	mistakable for chrysanthum
	pseudes	pseud	adj	ψευδηϛ false, untrue
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	chrysos	chrys	noun/m	χρυσοϛ gold
	anthos	anth	noun/n	ανϑοϛ flower
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Rhododendron pseudochrysanthum Hayata
pseudocinereus pseudocinerea pseudocinereum	mistakable for cinereus
	pseudes	pseud	adj	ψευδηϛ false, untrue
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	cinereus	cinere	adj	like ashes, ash colored
	Placidiopsis pseudocinerea Breuss
pseudocuneatus pseudocuneata pseudocuneatum	mistakable for 'cuneatus'
	pseudes	pseud	adj	ψευδηϛ false, untrue
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	cuneatus	cuneat	adj	pointed, wedge shaped
pseudocyperus pseudocypera pseudocyperum	mistakable for Cyperus
	pseudes	pseud	adj	ψευδηϛ false, untrue
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	cyperos	cyper	noun/m	κυπειροϛ Cyperus longus
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Carex pseudocyperus L.
pseudomontanus pseudomontana pseudomontanum	mistakable for 'montanus'
	pseudes	pseud	adj	ψευδηϛ false, untrue
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	montanus	montan	adj	of or belonging to the mountains
pseudopectinatus pseudopectinata pseudopectinatum	mistakable for 'pectinatus/a/um'
	pseudes	pseud	adj	ψευδηϛ false, untrue
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	pecten	pectin	noun/m	a comb, rake
	atus	at	adj	adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
	Achillea pseudopectinata Janka ex Boiss. Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus (Backeb.) Glass & R. C. Foster
pseudopetiolatus pseudopetiolata pseudopetiolatum	mistakable for 'petiolatus'
	pseudes	pseud	adj	ψευδηϛ false, untrue
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	petiolus	petiol	noun/m	pes foot; claw
				olus substantive suffix for 1st & 2nd declention nouns: diminutive
	atus	at	adj	adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
pseudoprocerus pseudoprocera pseudoprocerum	mistakable for 'procerus/a/um'
	pseudes	pseud	adj	ψευδηϛ false, untrue
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	procerus	procer	adj	tall, large
pseudopumilus pseudopumila pseudopumilum	mistakable for 'pumilus/a/um'
	pseudes	pseud	adj	ψευδηϛ false, untrue
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	pumilus	pumil	adj	dwarfish, little
pseudopunctatus pseudopunctata pseudopunctatum	mistakable for 'punctatus/a/um'
	pseudes	pseud	adj	ψευδηϛ false, untrue
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	punctum	punct	noun/n	something that is pricked; a puncture; a spot; a small portion
	atus	at	adj	adjectival suffix for nouns: possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made)/ for verb participles: a completed action, -ed
	Mnium pseudopunctatum Bruch & Schimp.
pseudorupestris pseudorupestris pseudorupestre	mistakable for 'rupestris/e'
	pseudes	pseud	adj	ψευδηϛ false, untrue
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	rupes	rup	noun/f	a rock
	estris	estr	adj	ester adjective suffix for nouns: origin or habitat
psiloclados psiloclados psilocladon	smooth stem
	psilos	psil	adj	ψιλοϛ rubbed bare; smooth
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	clados	clad	noun/m	κλαδοϛ branch; shoot
	os		adj	οϛ adjectival suffix
psilostemon psilostemones	glabrous stamens
	psilos	psil	adj	ψιλοϛ rubbed bare; smooth
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	stemon	stemon	noun/m	στημων L: stamen warp in loom; thread
	Geranium psilostemon Ledeb.
psittacinus psittacina psittacinum	parrot like
	psittacos	psittac	noun/m	ψιττακοϛ a parrot
	inus	in	adj	-ινοϛ adjective suffix for nouns: composition, color, resembling, owning
	Alstroemeria psittacina Lehm. Hippeastrum psittacinum (Ker Gawl.) Herb. Gladiolus psittacinus Hook. f.
ptarmicus ptarmica ptarmicum	causes sneezing
	ptarmicos	ptarmic	adj	πταρμικοϛ making to sneeze
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Achillea ptarmica L.
pteranthus pterantha pteranthum	winged flowers
	pteron	pter	noun/n	πτερον feather, wing
	anthos	anth	noun/n	ανϑοϛ flower
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Cereus pteranthus Link ex A. Dietr.
pteridoides pteridoides pteridoides	fern like
	pteris	pterid	noun/f	πτεριϛ a fern with feathery fronds (Theophrastus), Nephrodium filix-mas
	oides	oid	adj	-οειδεϛ adjective suffix for nouns: like, resemble
	Ceratopteris pteridoides (Hook.) Hieron.
pterocarpus pterocarpa pterocarpum	winged fruit
	pteron	pter	noun/n	πτερον feather, wing
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	carpos	carp	noun/m	καρποϛ fruit
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix
	Pterocarya pterocarpa (Michx.) Kunth ex Iljinsk. Peltophorum pterocarpum (DC.) Backer ex K. Heyne Astragalus pterocarpus S. Wats.
pterocephalus pterocephala pterocephalum	winged head
	pteron	pter	noun/n	πτερον feather, wing
	o	o	cnct	connective vowel in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words but in some cases, such as color tingeing, for Latin words
	cephale	cephal	noun/f	κεφαλη head; front; end, point; source, top; chief person
	us		adj	Latinizing suffix